THE number of prisoners in Irish jails hit a record high this week – with anger and tension mounting in slammers. New figures ...

The number of prisoners in Irish jails hit a record high this week. As of Thursday, (April 24), 5,332 people were ...

A Spanish national, who attempted to run from gardaí in Dublin Airport while he was being extradited, is now suing the gardai ...

The prison population across Ireland exceeds 5,000 in a system with bed capacity for over 4,600, leaving the Irish Prison ...

The Prison Officers’ Association has regularly raised the looming overcrowding crisis, telling the 'Irish Examiner' in March ...

It comes after a string of recent successes by Gardaí and the Irish Prison Service in preventing criminals' ability to use ...

A 33-year-old man who passed away while a prisoner in the Midlands Prison will be laid to rest tomorrow morning.

A sharp escalation in prison overcrowding is creating a “breeding ground for violence” and poses a “very high-risk situation” ...

AN investigation is underway after a prisoner died in an Irish jail this morning, the Irish Sun has learned. The inmate was ...

A prisoner at Midlands Prison in Co Laois has died from a suspected drug overdose. It is understood the prisoner was in his ...